Question 1

In your opinion, are the programs that are currently used to ease prison residents' reentry into the community sufficient for their intended purposes? Explain your answer, and suggest how they might be best improved.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In your opinion, are the programs that...

Question 2

Incarcerated people who are released from any further correctional supervision and cannot be returned to prison for their current offense are given release.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditional 
B)  expiration 
C)  mandatory 
D)  tertiary

Question 3

In some states, those serving on a parole board are appointed by the .

Accepted Answer

A)  warden 
B)  governor 
C)  commissioner 
D)  ombudsman

Question 4

A major criticism of discretionary release is that it shifts responsibility for primary criminal justice decisions from the sentence of the , who holds legal procedures in high regard, to a(n) board, where discretion rules.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A major criticism of discretionary release is...

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key concepts that parole is based upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Custody 
B)  Constitutional rights 
C)  Contract of consent 
D)  Grace

Question 6

Parole practices were introduced to lighten the punishment of prison sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A parole date is the assumed release date stipulated by parole guidelines if the convicted person serves time without disciplinary incidents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A parole date is the assumed release...

Question 8

In the wake of the "get tough on crime" movement over the past three decades, the number of parolees in the United States has .

Accepted Answer

A)  doubled 
B)  tripled. 
C)  decreased 
D)  remained the same

Question 9

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Postcustody supervision in the community
b. Without any further correctional supervision
c. Also known as "maxing out"
d. Furlough is one example
e. Occurs after an individual has served the complete sentence
f. The person in prison promises to abide by certain conditions in exchange for being released
g. Stipulated by parole guidelines based on convicted individual's actions
h. An early form of conditional pardon
i. The government extends the privilege of release
j. Conditional release
-Mandatory release

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the phrase or...

Question 10

is when a person could be kept incarcerated but the government extends the privilege of release.

Accepted Answer

The answer of is when a person could be kept...

Question 11

From 1920 to 1973, all states and the federal government used sentencing and release procedures involving .

Accepted Answer

A)  determinate sentencing 
B)  mandatory minimums 
C)  indeterminate sentences 
D)  mandatory release

Question 12

According to people in prison, if you want to be paroled you are required to .

Accepted Answer

A)  use prison politics 
B)  be in solitary confinement 
C)  be cooperative with staff 
D)  be in a program

Question 13

Almost all incarcerated individuals will eventually be released to live in the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an impact of release mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can shorten a sentence imposed by a judge. 
B)  They encourage plea bargaining. 
C)  They mitigate the harshness of the penal code. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 15

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Postcustody supervision in the community
b. Without any further correctional supervision
c. Also known as "maxing out"
d. Furlough is one example
e. Occurs after an individual has served the complete sentence
f. The person in prison promises to abide by certain conditions in exchange for being released
g. Stipulated by parole guidelines based on convicted individual's actions
h. An early form of conditional pardon
i. The government extends the privilege of release
j. Conditional release
-Expiration release

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the phrase or...

Question 16

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Postcustody supervision in the community
b. Without any further correctional supervision
c. Also known as "maxing out"
d. Furlough is one example
e. Occurs after an individual has served the complete sentence
f. The person in prison promises to abide by certain conditions in exchange for being released
g. Stipulated by parole guidelines based on convicted individual's actions
h. An early form of conditional pardon
i. The government extends the privilege of release
j. Conditional release
-Ticket-of-release

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the phrase or...

Question 17

Parole evolved during the .

Accepted Answer

A)  17th century 
B)  18th century 
C)  19th century 
D)  20th century

Question 18

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Postcustody supervision in the community
b. Without any further correctional supervision
c. Also known as "maxing out"
d. Furlough is one example
e. Occurs after an individual has served the complete sentence
f. The person in prison promises to abide by certain conditions in exchange for being released
g. Stipulated by parole guidelines based on convicted individual's actions
h. An early form of conditional pardon
i. The government extends the privilege of release
j. Conditional release
-Probation release

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the phrase or...

Question 19

Release on parole only applies to those convicted of a .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Release on parole only applies to those...

Question 20

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Postcustody supervision in the community
b. Without any further correctional supervision
c. Also known as "maxing out"
d. Furlough is one example
e. Occurs after an individual has served the complete sentence
f. The person in prison promises to abide by certain conditions in exchange for being released
g. Stipulated by parole guidelines based on convicted individual's actions
h. An early form of conditional pardon
i. The government extends the privilege of release
j. Conditional release
-Contract of consent

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the phrase or...

Exam 15: Release From Incarceration

In your opinion, are the programs that are currently used to ease prison residents' reentry into the community sufficient for their intended purposes? Explain your answer, and suggest how they might be best improved.

Incarcerated people who are released from any further correctional supervision and cannot be returned to prison for their current offense are given release.

In some states, those serving on a parole board are appointed by the .

A major criticism of discretionary release is that it shifts responsibility for primary criminal justice decisions from the sentence of the , who holds legal procedures in high regard, to a(n) board, where discretion rules.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key concepts that parole is based upon?

Parole practices were introduced to lighten the punishment of prison sentences.

A parole date is the assumed release date stipulated by parole guidelines if the convicted person serves time without disciplinary incidents.

In the wake of the "get tough on crime" movement over the past three decades, the number of parolees in the United States has .

is when a person could be kept incarcerated but the government extends the privilege of release.

From 1920 to 1973, all states and the federal government used sentencing and release procedures involving .

According to people in prison, if you want to be paroled you are required to .

Almost all incarcerated individuals will eventually be released to live in the community.

Which of the following is an impact of release mechanisms?

Parole evolved during the .

Release on parole only applies to those convicted of a .